Barcelona Loom, But Bayern Focus On Hanover

[Folami David]

Midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri insists Bayern Munich will not be distracted during Saturday's trip to Hanover 96, even as Barcelona loom in a mouth-watering Champions League semifinal.
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The new Bundesliga champions host Barca at Munich's Allianz Arena on Tuesday when the top teams in Germany and Spain go head-to-head, but Shaqiri claims the Bavarians have their minds on more mundane domestic matters.
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"Everyone's talking about Barca, but we're genuinely focused," insisted Switzerland's Shaqiri, who was man-of-the-match in an outstanding display in Bayern's 6-1 German Cup semifinal hammering of VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
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"It's been the key to our success this season. We're not looking to our left and right, we're staying on course and focusing exclusively on our matches. I think it's very difficult to trip up Bayern at the moment."
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Having been crowned German champions for the 23rd time a fortnight ago, Bayern are unbeaten in their last 16 Bundesliga away games.
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And they are homing in on a number of records this weekend.
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With five games left, they are just three short of the Bundesliga record of 81 points, which Borussia Dortmund set last season.
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Victory at Hanover would give Bayern a Bundesliga- record 26th win this season, which would also be a record ninth consecutive away win, while another clean sheet would be a record 20th for the league.
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Hanover have won their last two matches at home to Bayern, but the Bavarians won the return fixture 5-0 in Munich last November.

[Shola Sholaz]

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